Trabzonspor have filed an official disclosure with the Istanbul Stock Exchange confirming they are in negotiations to sign Mohamed Salah. Not a rumour. Not a leak. A regulatory statement.
"Negotiations have begun over the transfer of professional soccer player Mohamed Salah, who is a free agent, to our club," the Black Sea club said in their statement. That kind of language, published through Turkey's Public Disclosure Platform, carries legal weight. This isn't speculation — Trabzonspor are genuinely in the running.
What Salah brings — and what the deal looks like
Salah, 34, confirmed in March that he would be departing Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season. He hits the market without a transfer fee attached, which is the only reason a club of Trabzonspor's financial profile can even be sitting at this table.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the structure being discussed is a two-year deal worth €17 million per season. That's a serious number for a Süper Lig club — and it tells you that either Trabzonspor have found significant backing for this move, or these early talks are more exploratory than decisive.
For context: Trabzonspor are a historic club with genuine domestic ambitions, but they are not Galatasaray or Fenerbahçe in terms of European profile or commercial pull. Salah's name would transform their visibility overnight. The question is whether visibility is what Salah is actually chasing at this stage of his career.
The competitive picture
Trabzonspor would be an unusual destination compared to the Saudi Pro League or MLS clubs almost certainly circling Salah's camp. Those leagues offer tax structures and lifestyle packages that Turkey simply can't match. If Salah ends up in Trabzon, it would be one of the more surprising landing spots a player of his profile has chosen in recent memory.
Still — the official announcement of talks is not nothing. Trabzonspor's Süper Lig title odds, and their Champions League qualifying prospects, would look very different with Salah in the squad than without him. Any market currently pricing their European ambitions should be watching this one closely.
The statement is out. The negotiations are live. Where they go is another matter entirely.
